<br />
TRADE FACILITATION<br />
SUPPORT PROGRAM<br />
ANNUAL REPORT<br />
JULY 1, 2016 – JUNE 30, 2017<br />
ANNUAL REPORT 1<br />
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<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=3"> CONTENTS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS </a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=4"> ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS CARICOM The Car</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=5"> EXECUTIVE SUMMARY T his report pres</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=6"> The TFSP is financed by the Department of Foreign </a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=7"> Bank lending and IFC operations (as in Bangladesh</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=8"> 4 TRADE FACILITATION SUPPORT PROGRAM</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=9"> 1 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Tr</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=10"> FIGURE 1.1 Map of 36 Countries Where the Trade Fa</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=11"> BOX 1.2 Technical Assistance Trade Facilitation S</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=12"> Grenada, Malawi, the Republic of the Marshall Isl</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=13"> BOX 1.4 Support to Zambia Helps Reduce the Time o</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=14"> constraints to cross-border trade that women are </a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=15"> and technical assistance jointly with the followi</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=16"> 12 T R A D E F A C I L I T A T I O N S U</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=17"> 2 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND </a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=18"> In FY17, the TFSP delivered a number of global ou</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=19"> The Program disbursement rate continued to increa</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=20"> 16 T R A D E F A C I L I T A T I O N S U</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=21"> 3 LESSONS LEARNED AND </a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=22"> “ The participation of our representative in the </a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=23"> “ We have automated our customs proces</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=24"> 20 T R A D E F A C I L I T A T I O N S U</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=25"> A ANNEX SUMMARY OF ONGOING </a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=26"> Stakeholder Consultations,” in Bujumbura in mid-J</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=27"> LESOTHO TFSP support to Lesotho The TFSP is suppo</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=28"> procedures through automation of the e-manifest a</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=29"> MALAWI TFSP support to Malawi The TFSP is support</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=30"> UNCTAD, delivered a validation report, and suppor</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=31"> Main areas of technical assistance (TFA work prio</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=32"> submission of declarations and support doc</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=33"> JAMAICA TFSP support to Jamaica The TFSP is suppo</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=34"> and time to trade in land border posts. The gover</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=35"> FY17 update on key activities ◾ Collected a ba</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=36"> Cambodia National Trade Repository, in which all </a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=37"> VIETNAM TFSP support to Vietnam The main focus of</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=38"> system (ii) help conducting a review of Customs a</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=39"> ◾ The recommendations for Animal Health and Q</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=40"> Main areas of technical assistance (TFA work prio</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=41"> FY17 update on key activities ◾ In FY17, the TFS</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=42"> MONTENEGRO TFSP support to Montenegro </a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=43"> progress of the implementation of the TFA, to</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=44"> on the implementation of the WTO TFA and in</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=45"> lanes) on regional transit routes and the imple- </a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=46"> FY17 update on key activities ◾ In FY17 two work</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=47"> B ANNEX FISCAL YEAR 2017 KNOWLEDGE </a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=48"> FIGURE B.2 Country Dashboard (Accessible to Clien</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=49"> Botswana: “Making Cross-Border Trade Easier: </a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=50"> competition. WTO member countries were invited to</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=51"> to share practical experiences regarding TFA impl</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=52"> so that implementation of policies matches what i</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=53"> Press note from the event: http://us6.campaign-ar</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=54"> 50 T R A D E F A C I L I T A T I O N S U</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=55"> C ANNEX FISCAL YEAR 2017 COMMUNICATION</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=56"> Five Actions That Matter for the Future of Aid fo</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=57"> D ANNEX FINANCIAL OVER</a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=58"> TABLE D.3 Cash receipts as percentage of overall </a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 59" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=59"> </a>
<a title="Final FY17 TFSP Report-2 page 60" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd66aaf8?page=60"> For more information: www.worldbank.org/tradefac</a>